Snowdonia’s bleak majesty – dark and foreboding yet edged with sunlight – has been captured on film in a way that RS Thomas himself might have approved.

Indeed lines from three of the Welsh poet’s verses are voiced on the artfully-shot film, which sets out to show grim compassion for Welsh hill farmers and their triumph over the harshest of environments.

“In the Shadow of the Mountain” was shot over four days by the Brighton-based Progress Film Company, and focuses on life at Llyndy Isaf farm, a 614-acre upland farm in the Nant Gwynant valley.

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After getting in touch with the National Trust, the concept veered instead towards the pastoral work being undertaken by the organisation, not just in terms of farming and the environment but also Welsh language and heritage.

Ben said: “The film is cold, dark and foreboding, but the concluding message is inspirational.

“Usually it’s difficult to obtain aerial footage over National Trust property but with its permission I was able to fly a drone over parts of the landscape that have never been filmed from above before.”